All Features articles – Page 78
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Features“’Klondike’ is a woman’s perspective of war,” says director Maryna Er Gorbach
Ukraine’s Maryna Er Gorbach made Klondike before the 2022 Russian invasion — but her film is rooted in a conflict that has been ongoing since 2014. The writer/director tells Screen about her timely Oscar contender.
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Features10 foreign-language performances to tempt awards voters
Charles Gant gives a rundown of the non-English language performances in good standing for awards success.
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Features“The script was unique. I had never read anything like it”: Claire Foy describes what drew her to ‘Women Talking’
Claire Foy didn’t hesitate to accept a role in Sarah Polley’s drama Women Talking. She tells Screen how she connected with her character, who is forthright in her response to abuse.
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FeaturesJanelle Monáe reveals the layers she pulled back to play her character in ‘Knives Out: Glass Onion’
Janelle Monáe tells Screen about her ambition to be a creative power in the film industry.
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Features“I didn’t sleep for two years”: Austin Butler reveals the fear he felt every day on the set of ‘Elvis’
Austin Butler approached the title role of Baz Luhrmann’s biopic ‘Elvis’ with a mix of thrill and terror. The fast-rising star tells Mark Salisbury about his two sleep-deprived years of intense preparation.
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Features“Then I got the knee sweats”: Cate Blanchett recalls the moment after she said yes to ‘TÁR’
In TÁR, Cate Blanchett plays a brilliant classical conductor whose revered status is enabling her own bad behaviour.
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Features‘EO’ director hopes the film’s donkey protagonist will inspire more respect for animal rights
EO is Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski’s first film since 2015.
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FeaturesIn conversation: ‘The Blue Caftan’, ‘Under The Fig Trees’ directors talk tradition vs modernity and Oscar campaigns
The directors of The Blue Caftan and Under The Fig Trees — Morocco and Tunisia’s entries to this year’s Oscars — discuss how the collision of tradition and modernity in their work reflects a region in transition.
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FeaturesRicardo Darin on why he played a real person for the first time in ‘Argentina, 1985’
Darin sees the role as the culmination of his screen career.
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FeaturesLukas Dhont talks masculinity, friendship and discovering ‘Close’ lead actor on a train
In Lukas Dhont’s Close, a childhood bond is tested as two boys enter their teenage years — with dramatic consequences.
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FeaturesDirector and star of Serbian Oscar ‘Darkling’ entry come together to discuss horror tropes, language challenges
Filmmaker Dušan Milić and Serbian-born Danish actor Danica Curic sat down with Screen.
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FeaturesFrom YouTube to Netflix: the rise of Saudi producer Telfaz11
Company has three features at this year’s Red Sea film festival.
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FeaturesAlice Diop on the real-life inspiration behind France’s Oscar entry ‘Saint Omer’
Diop also discusses her desire to confront taboos and what it means to be in the awards conversation.
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FeaturesWho are the early Oscar and Bafta frontrunners in the acting categories? (2023 edition)
Charles Gant assesses this year’s field for leading and supporting roles.
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Features‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ director talks "extreme shoot", German shame
The First World War novel has never been filmed in its native language — until now.
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FeaturesWord of Mouth - Reggie Yates: “I could never watch a movie on my phone”
The UK TV presenter and actor turned writer/director of Pirates explains why he rates podcast and YouTube reviews over written ones.
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Features‘Moonage Daydream’ director: making David Bowie documentary was like “walking across hot coals”
“The whole structure around me was chaotic.”
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FeaturesMy Screen Life: Studiocanal’s Elizabeth Trotman on box office predictions, female CEOs and British comedies
Studiocanal’s CEO for Australia and New Zealand grew up watching British comedies and now asks her colleagues to predict how each film will perform, rewarding the closest.
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Features‘Joyland’ director: reversal of film’s ban in Pakistan a cause for optimism
“It’s playing very well in the areas where it is allowed to play.”
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Features‘Triangle Of Sadness’ team break down infamous vomit scene: “It was like a ballet”
Ruben Ostlund and his team were aiming for ”the best puke scene in film history”.